Stray

Door

Hello everyone, author here.

Before you start reading this story that I made, I would like to give you a heads up that the main character of this story will be you, the reader(s). No worries though since I made the character androgynous, so that all readers would enjoy my work.

That's all for now and please enjoy reading.

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*ding* *dong* *dang*

Just as the school's bell rang, I ran out of our class as fast as I could to get first in line in our canteen. When I saw the canteen a few meters away with just a few students in line, as faith would have it, I accidentally bumped to our school disciplinarian who just got out from her class. I got scolded for running down the hallway and I bid my lunchtime goodbye for I was punished to collect the trash, seriously it's still lunchtime and yet I was forced to take care of the trash.

I hurriedly collected all trash, of course I only collected those which are nearby, and throw them at the back of school where the trash bins were located. Knowing I still have a few minutes left for lunch, I rushed and took a shortcut since the canteen is a bit far from where I am. As I was about to take my turn, something caught my eye, "It's the canteen lady!!". A thought came to my mind, "Maybe if I approach her right now, I might get away from the trouble of getting in line and just have my lunch immediately".

I tried to follow her but something feels odd, I'm pretty sure I'm walking faster than her and yet why can't I keep up with her. I even tried calling for her but it seems she can't hear me?, maybe because she's old but at least she could at least notice someone is following her right? The old lady suddenly stop and entered a room, I hope it's the kitchen because if it is then I'm in luck.

As she entered, I stand next to the door which she closed and got a bit excited since aside from getting lunch I might even get it for free. I tried opening the door but it won't move, maybe she locked it inside? Damn it, just when I thought I can fill my stomach already. I tried knocking but no one is answering, but I won't give up. Suddenly I heard something loud coming from inside. Maybe the foo- I mean, maybe the old lady is in trouble? I tried to sneak a peak on the keyhole but I can't see anything.

I did my best and yet all I can see is that there is an odd looking box on the table, and then suddenly I can't move my body...wait what?! Where am I? Why is it so cramped here? I then realized that I was locked up on a cage-like thing but how did that happen?! The door suddenly opened up but it's so small I can't even put my entire hand outside. I tried taking a look outside and it seems this 'cage' is inside a room and then I thought "could this be that box I saw earlier? But that's impossible! How could that even happen?!"

The door then closes as if some force pushed it and then the 'cage' suddenly shake as if it's being carried by something, I tried calling for help but I can't make a sound, my voice is gone, and I seem to have loss my strength to even knock the walls inside this 'cage'. My head also got dizzy and without noticing it, I fell asleep.

I felt a chill came down my spine when I heard a eerie noise coming from outside. I opened my eyes and found out the 'cage' got bigger, and it's filled with mirrors. I looked around but I can't find anything but my reflection staring back at me, all in different angles, shapes, and sizes. That eerie noise that I heard earlier came back again and I need to know where that's coming from, I looked around again but this time I noticed that my reflections seems to be moving in different directions?! "Maybe they're just like those mirrors used in amusement parks", I tried convincing myself, I stopped for a sec and then now they're moving on their own?? Like seriously?! T-That's impossible! I need to get out of here and fast!

I run as fast as I can but I noticed something even creepier, my reflections... they're following me, no, they're more like trying to capture me! I kept on running and evading from my reflections but it looks like I'm just going in circles and the now the mirrors seems to have doubled in numbers and obviously so are my reflections!! I'm also already reaching my limit, I'm almost out of breath and it seems the more I get exhausted, the more my reflections increases, no matter how you look at it I'm already cornered. Unbeknownst to me, one of my reflection had already closed its distance and grabbed my arm and after that came the others all holding and pulling my body. I cried for help and reached out my arm when suddenly...

Suddenly I'm inside my room... I'm still out of breath and couldn't believe my eyes that I'm on my freaking bed on my freaking room and all of those were just a freaking nightmare?! But something doesn't add up here, why am I at my room when I'm supposed to be at school. I even looked at my clock and it shows that it's 2 in the morning, how did it happen and the date... it's the day before all those happened. What's even bugging me is that the minute-hand is going counter clockwise.

I quickly jumped out of my bed and started finding my phone since maybe I'm just seeing things and I need to recheck the date and time. As I keep on rummaging on my belongings, my room starts getting darker, and so i rushed to flip on the lights but it's not working, is it busted? Seriously?! And so I opened the curtains and I couldn't believe what I just saw... two big red eyes staring right down at me, I immediately closed the curtains and quickly run to my bed but before I could even get to my bed, something grab my foot, a dark skinny arm coming right under my bed. Out of shock, I blurted out a very loud scream and tried hammering the arm with anything I can grab and even started kicking it with my right foot.

As I keep giving out a tantrum, the arm kept on grabbing me even tighter and to make things even worst as it is, the window started creaking and something keeps on banging on it. Of course I know what's causing that! When I felt that the thing that was grabbing me somehow lost a bit of its grip, I immediately pulled back my foot and run to my door but it's locked!! I-Impossible... this is my room right? The only way to lock this room is from the inside so why the hell can't I open it?!

The banging keep on getting louder and as I looked back at the black arm, it started growing longer and then came another arm and another and another, until my bed was completely lift up by those 8 arms, freaking 8 arms!! The banging on the window seems to have gone but as I look at it, the two eyes are the only thing I can see and it's directly in front of me.

I closed my eyes, wishing this was all just a bad dream, with my tears and sweat mixing down my cheeks. A gush of wind suddenly hit my whole body and as I opened my eyes, I'm already too late to react that I'm falling from a very high place. I kept my eyes open hoping this fall would just end already but it's been so long, it's like there's no end to this. I was shocked, in my mind I was even surprised that I still managed to get shock after everything that has happened, when suddenly my right arm was ripped off from my body, and after that my left foot got ripped off next, and then limb by limb they got ripped off. I was crying from agonizing pain, but it was stopped when my neck got cut off next, in just a split second my whole body got ripped into shreds.

*ding* *dong* *dang*

I hear the professor's annoying voice again, it's a good thing the bell already rang and I can already leave this place. The professor seems to be calling someone, wait, is he calling my name? Did he noticed, I was sleeping the whole time in his class. I can hear his footsteps getting nearer. Damn, I really got caught, he called my name again, and I responded with my head low and as I look at my professor's feet. I was bewildered by the sight of him having four freaking feet and as I slowly looked up, his eyes are as red as blood with nothing but killing intentions.

Is this still a dream? Or this is already my reality...

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Hello again!!
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